Resources for Preachers

maintained by Peter F. Whyte (additional suggestions welcome)
As this page is always changing you will find a chronological list of additions to the preaching resources section of the site on the recent additions page.

Books are listed alphabetically by author or distributor. Where biographical information on an author is available this has been linked. Where reviews are known they have been linked. Common review sites are tagged by their initials: DR = Discerning Reader; UW = Unashamed Workman.

Items on this page are identified by the following symbols: audio recordings, articles, blog entries, books, downloads, and podcasts.

Homiletical History

Peter Mead [info],
"At Least A Minor Study in History?", Biblical Preaching 12 Oct 2009.

——, "More Thoughts on Homiletical History", Biblical Preaching 13 Oct 2009.

Preachers

Christopher Anderson (1782-1852)
Colin Adams, ‘Christopher Anderson’, Unashamed Workman, 23 Oct 2008.

Thabiti Anyabwile [info]
Life and Ministry with Thabiti Anyabwile, 1 Apr 2007. Thabiti tells the amazing story of growing up in a fatherless, African-American home, and how he went from nominal Christianity to Muslim antagonist against Christ to despair to Christian pastor.
—— The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors (Crossway, 2007) [reviews: DR, highly recommended by Derek Thomas (reformation21 blog, 5 Apr 2007]

John Brand [info]
‘10 Questions’, by Colin Adams on Unashamed Workman, 29 Aug 2007.

John Bunyan
Frank Mott Harrison, John Bunyan: A story of his life (London: Bagster, 1964) 198p.

John Calvin
Frank James, ‘John Calvin the Evangelist’ (Reformed Quarterly, Volume 19, Number 2/3, Fall 2001).

Steve Lawson, The Expository Genius of John Calvin
[reviews: UW (Colin Adams, 1 Jun 2007), Peter Mead (Biblical Preaching, 4 Jul 2008), On Calvin's Preaching (Rich Ryan, 16 Jan 2008) ]

Duncan Campbell
Andrew Woolsey's biography.

Christmas Evans
B A Ramsbottom, The One-Eyed Preacher of Wales (1985).

Peter Grainger
‘10 Questions’, by Colin Adams on Unashamed Workman, 15 Aug 2007

R. Kent Hughes
interview by Art Azurdia, The Spurgeon Fellowship Journal Interview, Fall 2007.

Joseph Kemp (1872-1933)
Colin Adams, ‘Joseph Kemp’, Unashamed Workman, 24 Oct 2008.

Steve Lawson [info]
‘Interview/10 Questions for Expositors’, Encouraging Expository Excellence, part 1 (20 May 2010), part 2 (21 May 2010)
‘Interview/10 Questions for Expositors’, Unashamed Workman, 3 Jun 2010.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones [info]
Tony Sargent, The Sacred Anointing

Iain Murray, Lloyd-Jones: Messenger of Grace (Banner of Truth Trust, 2008) [advance note with reviews to follow]

Peter Marshall
Catherine Marshall, A Man Called Peter.

Josh Moody [info]
‘Interview/10 Questions for Expositors’, Unashamed Workman, 7 Jun 2010.

G. Campbell Morgan
Sam Horn, ‘G. Campbell Morgan--"A preacher come from God,"’ Part 1 and Part 2, Sharper Iron, 27 & 28 Nov 2007.

Lloyd John Ogilvie
General Editor of The Preacher's Commentary (formerly The Communicator's Commentary), published by Thomas Nelson
Michael Duduit, ‘Preaching to Power: An Interview with Lloyd John Ogilvie’, Preaching, May 2002

John Owen
Andrew Thomson's 19th century biography

James Packer
Alister McGrath, To Know and Serve God, a biography.

Derek Prime
‘10 Questions’, by Colin Adams on Unashamed Workman, 22 Aug 2007

The Puritans
Don Kistler, The Puritans on Preaching, St Paul's Church.

W. Graham Scroggie (1877-1958)
Colin Adams, ‘Graham Scroggie’, Unashamed Workman, 25 Oct 2008.

Charles Simeon
Hugh Evan Hopkins, a biography.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Ernest W. Bacon, Heir of the Puritans (1967)

Zack Eswine, Kindled Fire: How the methods of C. H. Spurgeon can help your preaching (Mentor, 2006) 272p., ISBN: 1-84550117-9.

Jonathan Watson, "Spurgeon On The Goal of Preaching", Reformation Theology, 12 Oct 2007
Summarised by Colin Adams, "Evangelistic Preaching: Spurgeon's Way", Unashamed Workman, 23 Sep 2009.

William Still
Dying to Live

John Stott [info]
The Preacher's Portrait (1961)

George Whitefield
Ruth Gordon Short, George Whitefield: Trumpet of the Lord

The Preacher and ...

C. J. Mahaney, Jeff Purswell, and Joshua Harris Sovereign Grace Leadership Interview Series, occasional podcast inspired by Paul's advice to Timothy: "Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching" (1 Timothy 4:16 ESV).

Steve Mathewson, ‘Books For A Preacher's Soul’ Preaching Today, 2 Nov 2007

——, ‘Preaching and Reading’ Preaching Today, 18 Dec 2007

Peter Mead, ‘The Discouraged Preacher’, Biblical Preaching, part 1 (13 Oct 2008), part 2 (15 Oct 2008), part 3 (16 Oct 2008), part 4 (17 Oct 2008), part 5 (18 Oct 2008), part 6 (19 Oct), conclusion (20 Oct 2008)

——, Preacher's Personal Life, Biblical Preaching, category for collected blog postings.

——, ‘The Preacher's Heart’, Biblical Preaching: Part 1 (4 Apr), Part 2 (5 Apr), Part 3 (6 Apr 2008). Responding to God's initiative in at least six arenas of life, based on Reggie McNeal's book, A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders.